TX-Sen: Noriega seeks to avoid primary

Published: July 27, 2007, 10:52 am

Tags: rick noriega, tx sen, texas, senate, 2008 elections, mikal watts

Democrats surviving contested primaries won Senate seats last year in Montana, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. As I've argued many times, contested primaries keep candidates in the news, help them hone their ground operation, and give them a "bandwagon effect" boost after their victories are splashed all over newspapers and newscasts. But candidates still would prefer to avoid them, and Texas Senate candidate Rick Noriega is doing his best to make that happen. Noriega said he hoped Watts would stand aside and allow him a free run against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the 2008 general election. Noriega said he believed he had the stronger resume and greater potential appeal to Texas voters. “Whether it is serving in the war, serving in the legislative body, serving on the border, serving in disaster relief efforts after Katrina, I believe I offer the strongest contrast to John Cornyn, whose fundamental philosophy is one of division,” Noriega said. “I would love

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